TEL AVIV — Israel’s emergency services are treating dozens of casualties after a truck rammed into a bus as it was dropping of passengers at a bus stop near Glilot military base north of Tel Aviv on Sunday morning.
A spokesperson for Israel’s police force said a preliminary investigation indicated that the truck collided with passengers as well as the bus.
Civilians at the scene “shot at the truck driver and neutralized him,” Israeli police said.
The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation, and the police have not indicated whether they are treating the incident as a suspected terror attack or a traffic accident.
Ronit Glazer, of Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical services, described a chaotic scene in a video posted X, as responders received a call of a “mass casualty event” near Glilot Junction.
She said MDA sent “care units, ambulances, motorcycles, first responders, paramedics and EMTs” to the scene.
MDA EMTs and Paramedics are providing medical treatment and evacuating to nearby hospitals. It said that a total of 35 people were injured, including 6 serious condition, 5 moderate condition and 20 in a mild condition. Four are suffering from anxiety.
United Hatzalah, a volunteer emergency services, said “a large number of pedestrians” were involved, and that people remained trapped under the truck 30 minutes after the incident.
Police and emergency services remain on the scene.
This is a developing story, please check back for updates. Yarden Segev reported from Tel Aviv, and Freddie Clayton from London.
